Tag: crispr

  • How Does CRISPR Work?  A Coloring Activity

    How Does CRISPR Work? A Coloring Activity

    Gene editing might sound complex, but what if you could color your way to understanding it? CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene-editing tool that allows scientists to precisely cut and modify DNA. Inspired by a natural defense system in bacteria, CRISPR uses a guide RNA (gRNA) to direct the Cas9 protein (a molecular scissor) to a specific…

  • How Can Gene Editing Eliminate Lyme Disease?

    How Can Gene Editing Eliminate Lyme Disease?

    This is a close reading and annotation exercise that can be completed in small groups.  The article is an abridged version of  “Rewriting the Code of Life” from the Annals of Science, January 2017.  It includes concepts about transmission of pathogens and secondary hosts followed by an explanation of how CRISPR could be used to…